[PVRCNC] antenna tuner recommendation for 75/80

[tdanley at centurylink.net]

Hello, PVRC NC - I would appreciate your expert recommendations on the type
and brand of antenna tuner I should take a look at for my specific use case.
My home station antenna is very modest for HF - a 40-10 meter OCF at 25'
hidden in the trees at the back of our lot fed with 85' of DX Engineering
400MAX direct burial coaxial feedline.  Also have a Par Omniangle for 50 MHz
at 30'.  These antennas and feedlines have the unique benefit of being
completely invisible to all neighbors from any angle!

 

Modest results on 40-10 I can live with, but I would like to find a way to
get the OCF to work on 75/80 so I can chat with a couple friends in the
evening, and work on my cw skills - running 100 watts with my IC-7610.  I am
limited to the existing HF antenna and coax as I don't have room for a 3rd
stealth antenna.  I had considered the attic, but between the radiant
barrier being a Faraday cage and the noise and RFI mitigation, I want to
utilize what I already have outside.

 

Thank in advance for your feedback, and 73, 

 

Tad Danley, K3TD